Pollentia
Pollentia was a Roman city founded by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus in the present city of Alcúdia, allegedly in the year 123 BC. The first documented remains belong, however, to the first half of the 1st century BC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Oltau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
April—September: Monday—Friday 9:30 AM—8:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday 9:30 AM—2:30 PM
October—March: Monday—Friday 9:30 AM—3:30 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological site
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Església de Santa Anna and Can Torró Public Library.
Església de Santa Anna
Church
Photo: Ecemaml, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Església de Santa Anna is a church, which is situated 170 metres south of Pollentia.
Can Torró Public Library
Library
Ancient Roman theater
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ancient Roman theater is situated 390 metres southeast of Pollentia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port d’Alcudia and es Barcarès.
Port d’Alcudia
Suburb
Photo: Davidpar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port d'Alcudia is a town and tourist resort in North East Majorca. It neighbours the town of Alcúdia and has many hotels and tourist venues located within the town.
Alcanada
Village
The former ancient Muslim farmstead of Alcanada, is today known as a traditional summer holiday spot, with a beach without sand, a golf-course and a small island with a lighthouse. Alcanada is situated 3 km southeast of Pollentia.
Pollentia
- Categories: archaeological site, Roman archaeological site, and tourism
- Location: Alcúdia, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.84917° or 39° 50′ 57″ northLongitude
3.1224° or 3° 7′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FF5R4XC+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 686845923OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1512868
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Pollentia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pol·lència”
- Catalan: “Pol·lèntia”
- Dutch: “Pollentia”
- French: “Pollentia”
- German: “Pol·lèntia”
- Italian: “Pollentia”
- Japanese: “ポリェンティア”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pollentia”
- Norwegian: “Pollentia”
- Spanish: “Pollentia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ciutat romana de Pollèntia and Cementiri d’Alcúdia.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pollentia”. Photo: Oltau, CC BY-SA 3.0.